Alocasia reversa

From: Krzysztof Kozminski <kk at netgate.net> on 1998.08.22 at 19:55:45(2546) alistair_hay_at_po-sydney@rbgsyd.gov.au wrote: > Dear Krzysztof, > > `Really pretty Alocasia' looks like a non-peltate form of A. reversa > (Sarawak) +More I have more photos of this plant at http://u1.netgate.net/~kk/Araceae/Alocasia/reversa.html, including a recent inflorescence closeup. Actually, there are both peltate and non-peltate laves on the same plant! The two juvenile leaves are very much peltate, the later two are defnitely non-peltate - the main posterior veins are exposed for at least 1/2 inch away from the petiole. I looked also at Lester Kallus' photos of A.reversa at http://www.kallus.com/aroids/alocasia/areversa.htm, and I suspect one of our plants is not what it is labeled as (or is this a highly variable species?). Alistair, would you have time to take another look at these pages? The inflorescence photos should show at about 2x magnification on typical resolution monitors (the actual size is 2" from the bottom of the spathe to the tip of the spadix), so they should be more helpful in confirming its identity... Thanx! KK ====================================== Krzysztof Kozminski http://u1.netgate.net/~kk/ kk@netgate.net "Applying computer technology is simply finding the right wrench to pound in the correct screw."

From: Lester Kallus <lkallus at earthlink.net> on 1998.08.23 at 06:22:49(2548) Hmmm, interesting. Dewey, what's the answer? It was your reversa that I photographed and listed on the web page. (And perhaps it's now time for a public admission that I killed it over the winter.) On the other hand, Kris, after looking at your photos, I bet they're the same plant and that mine was just a lot younger and so had leaves that were slightly different shaped. Unfortunately, it died before I was able to find out. Les +More At 02:57 PM 8/22/98 -0500, you wrote: >alistair_hay_at_po-sydney@rbgsyd.gov.au wrote: > >> Dear Krzysztof, >> >> `Really pretty Alocasia' looks like a non-peltate form of A. reversa >> (Sarawak) > >I have more photos of this plant at >http://u1.netgate.net/~kk/Araceae/Alocasia/reversa.html, including a recent >inflorescence closeup. > >Actually, there are both peltate and non-peltate laves on the same plant! >The two >juvenile leaves are very much peltate, the later two are defnitely >non-peltate - >the main posterior veins are exposed for at least 1/2 inch away from the >petiole. > >I looked also at Lester Kallus' photos of A.reversa at >http://www.kallus.com/aroids/alocasia/areversa.htm, and I suspect one of our >plants >is not what it is labeled as (or is this a highly variable species?). > >Alistair, would you have time to take another look at these pages? The >inflorescence photos should show at about 2x magnification on typical >resolution >monitors (the actual size is 2" from the bottom of the spathe to the tip of the >spadix), so they should be more helpful in confirming its identity... > >Thanx! > >KK >====================================== >Krzysztof Kozminski >http://u1.netgate.net/~kk/ >kk@netgate.net >"Applying computer technology is simply finding the right wrench to > pound in the correct screw." > > >

From: plantnut at shadow.net (Dewey Fisk) on 1998.08.24 at 02:21:09(2549) Les/Kris, Can't understand the confusion... Pictures on both sites are A. reversa, the way I see it... The only difference is maturity. Maturity has caused a lot of taxonomic confusion over the years... Just look at Monstera deliciosa... the juvinal was known as Philo. pertusum for years..... Dewey +More Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae

From: Krzysztof Kozminski <kk at netgate.net> on 1998.08.24 at 19:10:42(2558) On Sun, 23 Aug 1998, Dewey Fisk wrote: > Les/Kris, > Can't understand the confusion... Pictures on both sites are A. reversa, > the way I see it... The only difference is maturity. > > Maturity has caused a lot of taxonomic confusion over the years... Just > look at Monstera deliciosa... the juvinal was known as Philo. pertusum for > years..... +More OK, I stand corrected. Maturity is indeed confusing... ==================== Krzysztof Kozminski kk@netgate.net http://www.netgate.net/~kk/

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